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My 2 cents: I was wonderin', in reality, was it Gorby, or was it the US who had truly defeated the USSR anyway? Somehow, I was of the opinion that good Ol' Gorby was the candidate here in this regard, but what do I know. IMO however, the guy probably thought that with Reagan's connections that he could somehow land a leading role with some hot chick or somethin' in Red October when he wasn't doing so well in the Moscow front. No??? Of course, good Ol' Brezhnev must get credit where credit is due also. It couldn't have been possible without the official announcement of his (Brezhnev's) retirement. BTW, I sometimes wonder how many of those hardliner Bezhnev type commies are still out there, both in Russia and elsewhere in the world these days, and how many of them didn't take it quite so well about the demise of their once tall tall country? God... I love intriques and this one indeed is something worthy of scrutinizing.

My two cents: the hardliners were of the same generation as "Chuckles" Brezhnev. If they're still around, they can barely remember their own names, let alone how they feel about the USSR imploding.